Subframe bush removal

[bmw9818]

Just wondering what the easiest way is to remove the subframe bushes?

Im dropping the lot out and plan to remove the trailing arms etc as well,

heard drilling through the rubber seperating the mount then chiselling the remains off ?

[milescook]

Check my website I have a page on the ordeal the easiest would be finding someone with the tool then it can be done without take the subrlframe off. But a few people burn it out I used an electric hacksaw as carefully as poss to just go through the steel ring but not into the subframe itself. Horrible job the official tool would make it easier.

[aimlessrock]

remove the lot. I used fire and a large hacksaw..took me an afternoon.

[bigbird76]

My ones came out easy after burning them, Also that is a a good excuse to paint the beam after.

Leigh

[gruf]

Done mine yesterday.
Burnt them then had the tool to put back in, now feels solid

[bmw9818]

Nearly there few hours in the evening, one trailing arms fucked, but would you lot fit oem bushes or polybush the softer variation

[motormanmick]

I've had powerflex and have done so again, it's relatively soft, depends on how you want your car to feel, rubber absorbs, poly not so much, I prefer handling over comfort, so took the closest I could get to comfort

[gruf]

Originals for me.
Getting old and love the smell of new rubber

[bmw9818]

First time doing it and tbh wasnt too bad, bushes were stuck in the chassis just used the diff as a weight and a big ass pry bar got it off, one came out clean other not so, spent a couple hours chiselling and drilling the remains out of the hole

big ass hammer and a blowtorch got them out,

and pretty much fitted every powerflex bush up back, see how it rides..